Vowels in Afrikaans and how to pronounce them

Learn Afrikaans short vowels, twin vowels and double vowels and how to pronounce them correctly. Words in English that have the same sound as the Afrikaans vowels are also shown for comparison to assist your learning. The sounds for the vowels are quite different to English. When the vowels are duplicated they give a longer sound and are called twin vowels. When we combine two separate vowels they are called double vowels. It may all sound complicated, but In Afrikaans we spell the way we sounds. Once you get the hang of it you will be able to read Afrikaans in no time. For personalised Afrikaans online lessons, please send an email to [email protected] #afrikaans #learnafrikaans #vocabulary